Letters to the editor

Hare Krishna Maharaja,

Please accept my respectful obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thanks for your answer.
Of course i will send You mahaprasadam and photos. I hope somebody will go to Radhadesh from Simhachalam.
I would be happy if we could talk to each other a bit.
We go to Germany on 4 and come back on 6 in the evening, during this time i will not check my e-mails but if You have a little time on 7 it would be nice to me.
Usually do You talk to the devotees on skype, Maharaja?

Many thanks.

Your servant,
Sri Radhe dd

HpS - AGTSP  paoho  Is better if you have like a cell phone connection!!!

AGTSP

Dear Maharaja

This is an update from my previous letter.  Today I tried something to begin fixing japa issue. Woke up at 6:00am, went to park near by (looks a lot like Central Park in NY) and chanted(sung) the Holy names for an hour.  Went back home cleaned house and recorded guitar track for maha-mantra song (Radha-Krsna Temple - George Harrison style)  then read Iso and went back to park for more solo sankirtana, chanted with small karatalas for 40 minutes.  Felt really good.  I plan to keep this as part of daily schedule.  Need lots of will power and mercy from the Lord !   

eternally grateful

Raul

HpS -  Jaya!  We wrote to you in another letter also!    !!

All Glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitay
 All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
 All Glories to Hanumat Presaka Swami Maharaja

Hare Krishna Gurudeva, I´m Ignacio González from Viña del mar. I write on behalf of the spiritual brothers here in Valparaiso (3).

In the last letter you were asking about Carlos Bustamante, he works in Santa Maria University.  We were thinking that since we work last year with Carlos Bustamante in comparative literature (Hamlet v/s Arjuna) we can do something in the same line, which could be the “Aleph”. If you prefer we can prepare the full presentation of the Light of the Bhagavatam (Paintings, video and symposium) to do it in this university instead of the Aleph.

What did you think about the aleph? it`s a good material? If you liked we can prepare some first version of power point presentation that you can, later, improve. Good idea? If you like it we will work this year in Valparaiso with The Aleph and the Light of the Bhagavatam.

Keep following the 4 principles and chanting 16 lousy rounds
Trying to serve you!

Ignacio

HpS - AGTSP!    Paoho.   We read the Aleph.  It has very strong feel of Argentina and the time and place.   It is like celestial sense gratification of some painters we know.  BBT artists copy their work.  But the comparisan with the Virata rupa is not much.  The "Aleph" is like Virata Rupa Darshana but without service attitude it will have very little effect on the person.  Borges is like a like a Mayavadi, Brahmavadi, who may become a devotee (we have this contamination also), but he is attached to celestial sense gratification, and that is about all there is to say.  More productive might be the Phaedo and the Light of the Bhagavata!  Have you read it?  The St. Bernard's commentar on the Song of Solomon and the LOB.  Have read that...?

Hare Krishna Maharaj.

Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

By Vasihnava and Krsna's mercy, I'm still continuing my sadhana, study of Bhakti Sastri. Continuing to have your association in the medium of your notes, through your disciple. Thank you so much Maharaj! In our BhaktiVriksha we are discussing NOI.  You're one of my most inspiring person in making me take up the Upadesamrta seriously.  Whenever I hear or read about you or your realizations, I know the path is far yet reachable if I follow the guru parampara. I'm fortunate to have your precious association in this life time. as the sastras say, lava matra sadhu sanga sarva siddhi hoy... that few little association with you in Boise has taken me long way in Krishna Consciousness. Still quite a far away from the Supreme Goal.

I'm trying and praying to Krsna to bring about the real change in heart.  Lots of impurities from many births and trying to japa more sincerely and attentively.  

We are eagerly waiting to see Chicago in your calendar. I constantly check your calendar to see if you're coming and have your association. 

Although insignificant, my sincere prayers to Nrsimha deva to protect you always Maharaj.

Your lowly servant

gayathri (chicago)

HpS - ASA   -   AGTSP.                Jaya!  So nice to hear from you, Mata Ji!    We are in Peru.   Hot semi-desert farm lands.  Mosquitos, canal water, rice, devotees!    We saw one Vice-Dean of Arquitecture in Chile. Born same year as us and we were so similar.   It was like Krsna was showing us what we would have beocme if we had not met Srila Prabhupada.   By SP's mercy we seem to be doing a little something.   We hope we can continue and become more pure.   What is the news from Chicago?  Kishor Kishori?   What are they doing???   Photos??

Dear Guru Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I can't remember where you are now. South America perharps? You seem to be in many places at once.

HpS - ASA   -   AGTSP    paoho.   We are in Ferrenafe, Peru, with fan roaring and sill be bitten three diferent places by one determined mosquito.   Takes the blood. Shares with a female and produces more mosquitos!  Hare Krsna!!

In regards to your reply from last post, Yogendra and I started reading about Devahuti and Kardama muni. We found out some interesting things. In one of Prabhupada's purports, it is described what the roles of a husband and wife are. Something about one taking care of household affairs and another controlling some sense gratification. I have a difficult time remembering things I read. But we're slowly moving along with the pastime.

HpS - ASA - Jaya!   We remember things within the heart when we actually have to apply them!

Our Toronto Ratha Yatra is on the 14 and 15 of July. It would be so nice to have you here and all the devotees would appreciate your visit very much. 

ASA - Drat!   That is exactly in the middle of our visit to Houston.  Planned for two months now!!!

Also, Yogendra and I would like to ask for your blessings and your permission if we can get married in September. To be exact, the 15 of September. We have been taking some guidance and advice from Mother Praharana dd who is a god sister of yours and is part of the Grihastha vision team. She's very kind and super amazing. We trust her words and has experienced a lot in her life. You are invited to the wedding, of course!!

HpS - ASA  -   Jaya!   Please go ahead as necessary.  It is on our calendar!

I will keep this short. 17 rounds, 4 regs, some reading( I really need to regulate it), some sankirtan (althought any kind of preaching counts- as I have been told), temple seva.

Please forgive any offenses I have comitted.

Your aspiring servant,

Rasa-mandali dd

HpS - ASA --  Very nice...   Will you be doing puppet shows soon?

Su santidad gracias pero la verdad leer su humilde respuesta me ha hecho tener el  sentimiento de q realmente quiero q ud sea mi guru

no pense q fuera a sentir eso pero cuando lei lo de Tattua ( me imagino q es el peruano, hice sankirtan con el en la maraton de bolivia el año pasado y es un nectar )

me di cuenta q no seria igual si uds furan mi siksa, senti mucha tristeza, esto era lo q queria saber si en realidad me sintiera igual sirviendo a alguno de los dos, pero Su Santidad de corazon quiero servirlo, deme la oportunidad de ser su discipulo;

HpS - ASA -  Jaya!  TlgaSP!!!      Senor, Brian, muy bien oir de Vd otra vez!    Es hecho que soy aun luchando con la modalidad de ignorancia.  Dormiendo mas que es 100% necesario.   Pelicula de pequeno Krsna etc.   Entre Narottama Das Thakura y Visvanatha Cakravarti hay, como yo entiendo, tres generaciones de Diksa gurus, pero ninguna fue un "Sampradaya Acharya".  No es decir no fueron bueno devotos, pero no fueron peronsas en el nivel de Srila Prabhupada. Muy bien yo, Jayapataka Maharaja, Prahladananda Swami, muchos, puede ser al minimo buen enlace con Vd y Srila Prabhupada. Puede ser Siksa gurus a limite de su comprehension.
Primero iniciacion es primero incicaion.  Despues 2nd, 3rd, 4th . . . .
Somos listos servir como podemos.
Basicamente si esta cantando 16-rondas entusiastas, siguiendo estrictamente 4 principios, manteniendo programa por la manana y tarde y bien integrado con la Sankirtana de ISKCON puede tomar 1st initiation.

Jayapataca fuera mi siksa [guru] pero la verdad es q le escribi varias veces a su correo al grupo de face al correo de discipulos y no he resivido respuesta... asi q bueno Krsna controla.

su santidad de gustaria q me explicaran mas un poco acerca de q RADHARANI Y KRSNA buscan lo q es BALARAMA  incluso BALARAMA  mismo no entiendo disculpe mi constante ignorancia.

HpS - ASA - En el libro KRSNA podemos encontrar que los Vrijabasis son listos entrar en la Yamuna para salvar a Krsna de Kaliya, pero Balarama esta parando ellos, por qu El conoce el poder de Krsna.  No esutvo abajo de Yoga maya, pensando que Krsna es un muchacho pequeno.  Sacrifica Sus ecstacies para entender Krsna como El Todo Podero para tomar papel de Guru para los Vrijabasis.  En el CC dice que Krsna, el devoto de Krsna y servicio devocional, los tres, juntan y bailan y nadie puede entender perfectamente quien es encarga! La potencia de entender y la potencia de hacer cosas maravillosos de Krsna siempre esta competiendo.  Krsna conoce Sus glories y la proxima momento estan expandiendo y El tiene que entender de nuevo!

HARE KRSNA

[Bh. Brian]